sozma
/sozma/
1. stretchy, elastic, viscous, drawn out (of cheese, dough, resin, candy)
- sozma bışlaq — stretchy cheese
- sozma tılı — stretchy dough
- sozma çayır — viscous resin
- sozma konfet — chewy candy
2. clumsy, awkward, ungainly (of a person or gait) — sozma atlam means a clumsy gait. sozma tişirıw means a clumsy woman, and also a lanky woman.
- sozma atlam — a clumsy gait
- sozma tişirıw — a clumsy woman; a lanky woman
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | sozmamaI am viscous | sozmasayou are viscous | sozmadıhe is viscous | sozmabızwe are viscous | sozmasızyou all are viscous | sozmadılathey are viscous |
| comparative — more | sozmaraqmaI am more viscous | sozmaraqsayou are more viscous | sozmaraqdıhe is more viscous | sozmaraqbızwe are more viscous | sozmaraqsızyou all are more viscous | sozmaraqdılathey are more viscous |
| intensifier — very | bek sozmamaI am very viscous | bek sozmasayou are very viscous | bek sozmadıhe is very viscous | bek sozmabızwe are very viscous | bek sozmasızyou all are very viscous | bek sozmadılathey are very viscous |
| superlative — most | em sozmamaI am the most viscous | em sozmasayou are the most viscous | em sozmadıhe is the most viscous | em sozmabızwe are the most viscous | em sozmasızyou all are the most viscous | em sozmadılathey are the most viscous |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden sozmadı — "compared to me, he is viscous."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki sozmadımine is viscous | seniki sozmadıyours is viscous | anıqı sozmadıhis is viscous | bizniki sozmadıours is viscous | sizniki sozmadıyours (pl.) is viscous | alanıqı sozmadıtheirs is viscous |
| comparative — more | meniki sozmaraqdımine is more viscous | seniki sozmaraqdıyours is more viscous | anıqı sozmaraqdıhis is more viscous | bizniki sozmaraqdıours is more viscous | sizniki sozmaraqdıyours (pl.) is more viscous | alanıqı sozmaraqdıtheirs is more viscous |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek sozmadımine is very viscous | seniki bek sozmadıyours is very viscous | anıqı bek sozmadıhis is very viscous | bizniki bek sozmadıours is very viscous | sizniki bek sozmadıyours (pl.) is very viscous | alanıqı bek sozmadıtheirs is very viscous |
| superlative — most | meniki em sozmadımine is the most viscous | seniki em sozmadıyours is the most viscous | anıqı em sozmadıhis is the most viscous | bizniki em sozmadıours is the most viscous | sizniki em sozmadıyours (pl.) is the most viscous | alanıqı em sozmadıtheirs is the most viscous |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile sozmadılamine are viscous | senikile sozmadılayours are viscous | anıqıla sozmadılahis are viscous | biznikile sozmadılaours are viscous | siznikile sozmadılayours (pl.) are viscous | alanıqıla sozmadılatheirs are viscous |
| comparative — more | menikile sozmaraqdılamine are more viscous | senikile sozmaraqdılayours are more viscous | anıqıla sozmaraqdılahis are more viscous | biznikile sozmaraqdılaours are more viscous | siznikile sozmaraqdılayours (pl.) are more viscous | alanıqıla sozmaraqdılatheirs are more viscous |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek sozmadılamine are very viscous | senikile bek sozmadılayours are very viscous | anıqıla bek sozmadılahis are very viscous | biznikile bek sozmadılaours are very viscous | siznikile bek sozmadılayours (pl.) are very viscous | alanıqıla bek sozmadılatheirs are very viscous |
| superlative — most | menikile em sozmadılamine are the most viscous | senikile em sozmadılayours are the most viscous | anıqıla em sozmadılahis are the most viscous | biznikile em sozmadılaours are the most viscous | siznikile em sozmadılayours (pl.) are the most viscous | alanıqıla em sozmadılatheirs are the most viscous |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu sozmadı, bıla sozmadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".